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Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School

Castlefort Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9JP

Primary

Phase

294

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as Castlefort Academy (URN 152001) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
97.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
79.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
86.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
225
Boys
105 (47%)
Girls
120 (53%)
Capacity
294 (77% full)
SEND
11.1%
FSM Eligible
40.3%
EAL
0.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
9.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,208/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.7%
  • Black African: 2.7%
  • White Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%
  • Asian Indian: 1.3%
  • Other: 1.3%

81.8%

White British

4.9%

Mixed White & Asian

2.7%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

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Castlefort Road

Walsall, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
104204
UKPRN
10069971
Establishment No.
2222

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